Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-12
SUNDAY IN HE CHURCHES
A series OF Able Diseonrses from Van
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A series OF Able D~ise0nrses from Xank
tos saipits-Lesso5s of bay.
Pastor Bafdsch, of the al. 10. church
~dlscoarsed in the morning upon the
topic 'Go Forward" He spoke of The
necessity of forward movements in edu-
cation. He said education might bs
mentioned in two parts. The part tht
state should take and the part she church
should take in education. The public
school system belonged to the state and
of rightthe higher education colleges and
universities belong to the church. We
should go forward in the Improvement
of church buildings. We should seek to
make the house of worzhip as pleasant
snd attractive as our best constructed
homes. We should show thu same for
ward movement in spiritual matters. The
church was more than q club. United
efforts was necessary in order TO attain
spiritual progress. There should be a
Willingness to work on the part OF the
church. He closed by saying that a
better and deeper spiritual experience
was required for this advance move
mens. At night his subject was given in
the question why are you not o ohris-
tian ?" He first showed the grace and
interest involved in the salvation Of the
soul, il it's extent be considered, the
value OF the soul and the fatal nature of
q mistake in the matter. He then con-
sidered the numerous objections urged
by men why they did not take q stand on
the side of spiritual religion. FsiIings
of professors, unbelief In the superna-
tural, God, providence, the bible aad
conversion AID a life in the world to
como. The speaker believed the true res.
son to be the love of sin. This church is
making the usual preparations for
Christmas doings for the Sundsy school.
Every Sabbath since the new minister
has been in Yakson some additions have
been made to the church. The Sabbath
school is spoken OF as very prosperous.
Pastor Bradley. OF the Congregational
church, spoke in the morning on the
constraining influence of the love of
Christ. This love was spoken OF as pos
sessing the individual as the wind
possesses q ship, tie figure III the mind
of Paul III writing the words of the text.
"The INN in the races possessed with
an ambition to win u the brave general
ct the head of his column
to redeem his country from
slavery" No one amounts to any thing
without q high purpose in life. The only
true purpose is the son Of Christ. In the
evening his subject was, "The Hand
writing on the Wall" The feast of Bel
shazzer end Preparations of Cyrus the
great in turning the waters of Euphrates
from its natural bod into an adjoining
lake we're wildly described. He then
spoke OF the day Of doom that had come
to the king for four reasons: 1st-For
the neglect OF magnificent opportunities.
He was heir to one of the most renowned
empires Of ancient times. "a
His doom came for his PROCLAMATION
of sacred things, He was NOT wanting
in utensils. For this feast OF his own he
brings out these vessels which had been
taken from the temple OF Jerusalem to
insult the God OF the Hebrews. So when
the modern Belshazzer profanes the
name of God he does 1t to insult God,
for there are plenty Of words to use with
ous the choice of profanity. 3d-He
was doomed because he turned his back
on God and wo%rshippsd IDOLS manafac-
tured by his own masons and carpenters.
4th-He vas doomed because he sinned
deliberately by choice and not by mis-
taSe SO the commission OF murders and
other crimes are OF choice. In conciu.
sion the minister said every man was
being weighed and would be wanting in
weight without the righteousness OF
Christ.
Rector Bohn, at Christ church, Epis-
copal, in the morning spoke on "The
Temptation of Winter" The long winter
nights tended to draw the young into
the saloon, and other questionable re-
sorts. This had a lesson to parents to
know where their son spent their even
ings. 1t was not enough to teach them
the cateohism and ritual science, but
they should look after their where
abouts. II had o lesson to every young
man TO turn from the temptation, even.
though q fair hand on a New Gears call
had presented him the sparkling bever-
age. In the evening he discoursad On
the question How Shall we Escape ii
We Neglect so Great q Salvation" It
wal a great salvation because Of
the greatness Of its author--great in it's
humility in its consummation and great
in its final deliverance. There will be
no escapeif we reject it. All nature will
witness against him who REJECTS ii.
Progress is making in this church, and
in the congregational church in the
usual Christmas doings for the children.
The pipe organ has been shipped for
Christ church but it has not yet arrived.
Mr.. Beustead, frem the university of
VermiIiion, preached two good sermons
ct the Bsptiet church. In the morning
from the subject. "Whss Would q Man
Gain if he Gained the Whole World and
Lost his Own Soul.'; In the evening
the subject Was, "rhe Duty of Search
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